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1 1.1). LOPLIN 8; B. 1-1.. SHAW Patent Mar. 4

.- of4description herein:

HENRY n; 'LQFLIN, on SAUGERTIES,

PATENT OFFEQE.

N W YOlltK, AND ROBERT fsnnm or PIT-TSTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

Power'sssess srncxrxc rronrormin part of Letters Patent No. 422,602, dated March 4,1850.

Application filed December 1, 1888 Renewed'J'annai-y 20,1890. Serial 1T0; 337,60LI (NoinodeL) Toa'll who???) it ma/y concern;-

fi'a'ugerties, in the'county of Ulster and'State of New York, and ROBERT E ..SHA ,'of Pitts- 5 ton, in the county'of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, both citizens of the: United States, have invented certain new and usefn'l Improvements in- Powder-Presses; andflwe do I hereby declare the following to be e f nll, clear, 1e. and exact'deseription thereof, such as willv enable others skilled inthe art to make and hse vthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothc referencei letters marked theronjwhich -forin a pert'of r5 t his specification. I I I I Onrinvention relates to certainnewnnd useful improvements in forming-cases forthe "pressing of gun-powder; and 1 it; consists of. I the construction.and errangement---ofi Vpfarts, 2o",as.-he1'eina,fter more fully described, and" pointed out in the claims. f The generalohject of our invention isto provide a-formingcesewhich shall be simple in its construction, and which at theiseme time will obviate the danger of the powder: I

built therein from falIing over or sliding from within the same, which often results from the method now in use of building or laying up the powder into cakes.

A further object of our. invention. isto pro-I -"vid suite-blev-meenswherehy thet'built or -lai'd'up powder may be conveniently removed from within the forining-case to the hydraulic ;or screw press, where it is subjected to greater pressure than that of its own .gravity,-and

thence to the coming-Works to be grained, Referring to the drawings, Figure I is a, perspective View of our improved formingjcase'; Fig. 2, a similar View showing the built 4o or laid up powder within the fomningwse; Eig 3',,ad 6l7ai1 view showing one ofjthe spac.- -jing sti cks; Fig. 4, a detail View ofthe' powder .pl'ate; Fig. 5, a perspective view showing the forming-case, hydraulic press, and Windlass; and Fig. 6,,a detail view showing the back of the forming-case I AAindicate the ordinary rail-tracks, 1i pon which works the truck. A, which, being of. ordinary construction, calls [for{ no specific 'aronnd the same, and at its lower end by I I I I seid'cese being composed of the sides'b'h'and Bert known that we, I-IENRY D. LOFLIN, of

hackb', the top and bottom of said case ing removed. The back I) of the caseismadc removable by slidin within grooves formed in the rear or inner sides of thecasc, for the purpose hereinafter set forth. Said case is held together at the top thereof by'nieans of the metallic band c, which passes completely means of the bandc', which pztssesaronndthe sides andbnck of the case; These bends s re secured to the forming-case by meansof rwets, bolts, '01 screws passingtherethrough. For strengthening purposes we'p'refer-to see .1 5 cure tothe sides of the case the braces" 0 -0 The said case is held over the tracks AA by incans of the metallic straps d d, These straps are secured at their npper endsto the me ta-llicbend c and at their lower ends. to the .70. supporting wooden beams c ,(to which the r tracks are secured) a ndhencehold-thecase in an adjiisted position over'the same, but sufficiently high to ellowot' a truck passing -under.- The outer sides of said truck come directly under and flush with the sides 0f the forming-case. f I

The upper metallic band of the forming case hassecur-ed thereto the metal latch-loop. I d', and the front cross-rail of the truck A is 8o provided.with. at sirnilar'latchrloop cl",\the rpnrposelfof which-is to allow the vertical retaining-bar d to-be secured therein, (when the truck has been run under. the formingcase) and therehysecure the built or laidnp powder from the danger of fallingor sliding out from withinthe case during the pressing 'and settling of the same. .f'lo the 'verticalremining-bar d is pivotelly secured (atabont the center thereof) the cross retaining-her d, the outer end of which rests within the metal letchloops. d d secured to the front edges B. represents; our improved forming-ease;

"Etc; in'eesurc the thickness of the cakes of liiovszd er 'tdhc pressed. "The inner end of rude nrc run With-int handle therefor.

l 1 form n rlran' m above dcocribcd, is rem live it; feelv in height, rind depth 5 lent to neconc inodntc the nice of the coke prose. illy from rim-.1i -hvt to tncntgmoc hwhcs mun-re, mid thesnze plate KIOIIQSPOYKlS in width and of the forming-c: eel. and the optic llg-EllG AS ore of the some length as the po der-plates need in pressing, to fit the fermio -ease, an from one and threequnrtern pi wide to one and three-qnorters (iii) high, and beveled and reduced ht their ends, as above described.

It. indicates the hydmnlie n-oss placed a short distance in .tfront of the forming-ease, and when not in use the top or platform of xhit comes llnsh with the mile A A.

.l%. i1. it ii are metallic upright-e plnccdnt cilhcreidc oi": the mils .Li A, (tween each sid e,) and in which the tt trof' nil said. npr top il iilf the motel.

- platform oi. the prose a have bolted to the til" course, incl. id o: a hydraulic press, a

edepress inn e. need, with equally good all hot by preference weprei'er the I! fol-nice. short distance in front of the prose is fill noted two uprights ii'li", secured together at their upper ends by inemic oi the e-piccej", and in the lower ends ol'f the nprignts is secured o "\YllltllttS-S f. -TllG object of said Windlass is to draw the truck and lllllllklll) powder from within the forminge 'tcth This is done ljlff running in rend ri'indlnse to the truck and connecting or eccnring it to the front ewes-- rail l h means of the hoohf, inthelntch-loopd. The ,joi nclei'fi at one end within cone oi. the dxlef which through, and the other end of 12th: extends through. the cpright F, 1 which hondle secured for the :so oli enabling the Working oi. mid

Of course it will be nnd ratood that the forining co presto, nnd WHKtllalS-l are in. a line with ltd. other, one. that the rnllo A. A run from one to the other. 'lhe rolls do not end with the windlaes, but continue in any direction therefrom and to any poi ntto which it may be deeiretl to eonrcy the proceed cokee oil'powder after being subjected to the e):- iernnl pressure of the prices. Geld-roll this is to the corning workc, where .10 powder is taken to he grained.

We have chown in liig. 5 of the drawings the ffil'llliligfllfld provided wi h the built or laid up powder heir j subjected to the prosenre of its own gravity and the powder being retained within. the case by means of the "rent retaining; vertical. and cross bars, which provide against its falling from within the case otter being laid tip, consequently cause 3:: powder to be,

in; .1 own settling tl1ei";- ol',nnd there la also nhorfn the hydraulic press having st-t-ureil them i end being; subjected to heavy external pres-were the settled cit-ices ol? powder previonsly l'(I1lOV6tl from within the forming-misc.

lly lmwidino' the l'orniing-cnee with :1 removable hack o are enabled by raising; or opening the some to row another truck withinv the some, while the one ci'onsly removed with the pressed powdei is under pressure of the hydraulic press.

The operation off-building or laying up the cakes of powder within our improved forming-case is as follows: The truck A, run ning upon the rails A A, is first run within the forming-case, fitting snugly therein, and there is then lnid thereon one of the antifrictional powder-plates D, and upon said plate at each side is placed. one of the spaceeticks. said sticks impinging against the in- "iicr sides of the forming-case. Powder is then placed. between the space-sticks, using :1- little more than. would be necessary to form :t pressed coke of powder. On top of this powder and space-sticks is then shoved another powder-plate, and the space-sticks are then withdrawn from upon the first )owdcr- )la-te and placed upon the one just shoved in. Powder is then'placed between the sticks, as before described, and another plate placed thereon, and the operation of building is so continued until the form is filled as high as the press will accommodate. It; is obvious that'shonld there be more powder than is necessary placed between the s ime-sticks, instead of having to be thrown oil", as is necessary by the previous methods of building now'in nee, the some will be thrown upnpon the next plate inserted, thereby avoiding waste of. theszinne. After the forming-case is filled with the several layers of powder the retaining-bars are secured in an adjneted position in front thereof and the r powder allowed. to settle by its own gravity for a. predetermined length of time. Alex tl1e. powder has become tlmroughly settled. the retaining-hare are removed. from the front of the case and the truck withdrawn I from within or under the case by moons of the Windlass before described, and with it the settled powder, and the some is then. run upon the hydraulic press, where it is snlr jected to greater pressure than that of its own 1 gravity, and while the formed cakes of powder are within the press the back of the formingcrzse lSJGHlOVQd and another truck allowed to enter therein and another case of pmrder is built or laid up, as above described. After 1 the powder in the press has been snflicicntly. pressed it is removed and carried oil, by in cans of thetrnck, to the corningororks, where it is. grained.

It will be readily observed that by the use 1 of our improved l'ormingcose W0 mcenabled to accomplish within the some time the pressiug of double the amount of powder that can be effected by the use of the apparatus now i eeeesz the same time diepex-lse with m mperienemi pressman in build m: i up he cakes; 0E pander.

{in f' e feiiz; described our invention, what u .Teim as new, am} desire to seeImre "by :Leitee 'Paten'b of the United States, is-

1. The haveiii-described. device fer pressing (men 310p and beiatizem {owning-ease raised above truck-tracks, said camaimving an open. front, and being anther provided with a rememb'le baekfln eemb'im-l-aien with the loose pewier-plates within the forming-cake For se 'azu ai'ien of the cakes of powder, a l. ingetieke located hem-e02 the phi-tee, rem" linghave secured a'eress the front oi the fonning ease, so as to provide against the falling out viuwing an open tog bottom, and fvonhof the a'nti frifiw11 mplzites arranged there- In,SP AOUfi -SUCR'S salt-mated between the powder-plates, retaining--bzws secured across the epeu from of the Forming-ease for providil xg' maid the truck for removing the pre smntia-Uy as set forth.

of powderfrom within. the .fern'iingg e 3. In. cmubination with a fawning-misc 112wi119; an. open fireut, top, and bottom, in which pemer is pressed by Hie own gvwity, the airmail-tracks running within ihe case, a hydrm'llie press hen-ted in front of the forming:- meme. raised above he truck-tracks, a truck rimming on said. tracks beneath the press and Within and um er the fo'i'n'siug-ea-se, e \vimIiia-ss situmeti in (he front ef the hi5 c'lmelie press, and the chain running from the Windlass and connecting with the truck for vsithihrziwing the truck and built-up cakes of powder from within the forming-case to. and under the press, sujhstzmtinlly as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof-We affix our sie'nw $111133 in the presel'xce of wvitnessesz.

HENRY U. LO'FIJN. BOBBY?! TIC. SHAW.

Witnesses as to H. 'D. Loflin:

JOHN A. SNYDER,

1. M. GILLESPY. Witnesses to Robert E. Sim-w:

JOHN RIGI-LARDS,

'1 II. BANKER.

.tqryecfibn in Letters .Pateni N6, 92,502.

5 t; is hereby c rrti fied that the name of the first-mentioned. pntmlbee in Letters l-amnt- No. 422502 ga'mwed M arch 4', 1890, for an improvemenb in POWQGII Presses, was

firroneonsh' Written and. printad Henry D. Loflin, 'WhQlGkhS said name should have been written and minted Hem-y D. Layi'm; .zmd that said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case. in the Patent. Offie.

Signed, comma-signed, and sealed this 1&1: dayzof April, A. D. 1890.

[SEAL] CYRUS BUSSEY,

Assistant Secretary of the [nmmm Gmmtersigned:

G. E. MITCHELL,

Commissioner of Patents. 

